Hijacked Israeli Jet Held as Hostages in Algeria
An El Al Boeing 707 with 48 aboard was hijacked to Algiers after leaving Rome. The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine claimed the attack and sought to hold Israelis as hostages to exchange prisoners in Israel. Algerian officials activated guard and confinement of all passengers and crew.
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Tel Aviv
Algeria
Israel
U.N
A. Thant
el al
Mediterranean
Rome
Rena Tsuriel
Brooklyn
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
Beirut
Algiers
Commando
Commando Group
Maison Blanche
General Worley Killed Over Da Nang in RF4C Mission
Maj. Gen. Robert F. Worley deputy commander of the U.S. 7th Air Force was shot down during a photo reconnaissance mission 65 miles northwest of Da Nang. The second crewman ejected and was rescued. Royal N. Baker will assume Worley’s post. Worley survived by his wife Bette and five children, listed Palm Desert as his hometown. Heavy fighting followed in northern provinces with U.S. and allied forces engaging near Tam Ky and Da Nang. casualties for the enemy were reported, while U.S. losses were not.
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Saigon
Robert F. Worley
U.S. 7Th Air Force
da Nang
Worley
North
South Vietnam
7Th Air Force
Pacific Air Forces
Honolulu
Royal N. Baker
U.S
Baker
Vietnam
Steelworkers vote to strike if talks fail by Aug. 1
Pittsburgh AP reports a near unanimous walkout readiness by United Steelworkers as talks stall since June 3. Early returns show 90 percent backing a strike if needed. Wages average 3.84 per hour with fringe benefits. contract expires July 31. President Abel declines to reveal exact demands amidst industry wage dispute.
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Pittsburgh
United
Rhodes denies backing Nixon in Newark Ohio report
Gov. James A. Rhodes told reporters in Cincinnati he remains uncommitted and has not decided whom he will support for the Republican presidential nomination. He said the Ohio delegation is uncommitted and that all candidates were invited to address the governors.
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Gov. Rhodes
Nixon
Cincinnati
James A. Rhodes
Richard M. Nixon
Rhodes
Sheraton Gibson Hotel
Ohio
Cincinnati Enquirer
The
Enquirer
Johnson
California
Ronald Reagan
Gas Tank Blast Rips Pensacola Docks In Massive Fire
A 200000 gallon gasoline storage tank exploded near Pensacola waterfront, flames leaping 300 feet and sending residents from their homes. Firefighters aided by Navy, Coast Guard tugs fought the blaze for hours as nine other tanks were threatened. No injuries reported though several firefighters required oxygen after enduring extreme heat.
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Pensacola
Fla
Jim Hicks
Barrancas
Edward Mayo
Navy
Coast Guard
Ed Brown
Jim Loudermilk
Phillips 66 Distributing Company
Middletown Miami Valley Weather Cast With Showers
The forecast calls for variable cloudiness and warm humid conditions with chances of afternoon and evening showers and thundershowers today and Wednesday. Lows tonight range from the upper 30s to lower 70s. Yesterday’s rainfall totaled 0.13 inches with a high of 91 and this morning’s low at 67.
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Middletown
Miami Valley
Sign Language Breaks Quiet In Army Corps Office
In Kansas City an Army Corps of Engineers unit of 17 employees learns sign language to communicate with deaf mute colleague Johnny M. Miller. Derald Sarratt recalls the shift from notes to signs as Linda Farr leads among peers in mastering the alphabet and hand symbols.
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Army Corps of Engineers
Johnny M. Miller
Miller
Derald Sarratt
Missouri School For the Deaf
Fulton
Linda Farr
Linda
Carl Moore
Willie Godfrey
Soviets Agree to Talks in Czechoslovakia as Troop Withdrawal Advances
The Soviet Union caved to Czech demands and will send a politburo delegation to Czechoslovakia for talks on liberal reforms, after withdrawing the last troops through Presov. Moscow reportedly pressed for a strengthened western frontier, while western powers adjusted September maneuvers away from the border.
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Prague
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Moscow
West Germany
Kremlin
Community Party
Czechoslovak Party
Presov
Warsaw
Poland
Germany
Willy Brandt
United States
France
Pravda
Communist Party
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Oded Abarbanell
Bette Lorraine
Fury
Palm Desert, Calif
Ing
Tam Ky
Diers
Hue
Quang Ngai
Canada
Steelworkers Union
Copper
Can
J. W. Abel
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Joseph Gregory Lemercier
Garciela Rumayor
Guernavaca
Mexico
Lemercier
Holy See
Pensacola Docks
Kansas City
Bratislava
Josice
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